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Papal Condemnation (Sentence) of Galileo
(June 22, 1633)
We condemn you to the formal prison of this Holy office during our pleasure, and by way of salutary penance we enjoin that for three years to come you repeat once a week at the seven penitential Psalms. Reserving to ourselves liberty to moderate, commute or take off, in whole or in part, the aforesaid penalties and penance.
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/galileo/condemnation.html
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